~Stay, Please ~ ~June ~ I had fallen asleep at some point after our lengthy talk with Einar. I couldn’t help but open up to him, I had literally poured out my heart to him. The hidden feeling of hurt and betrayal that I had managed to suppress over time suddenly flowed out like a broken dam. I was proud of how I had managed to reel in my tears even when all I wanted to was bawl my eyes out. Part of me was glad that he had not made a move to console me, in fact, he said nothing but look at me with an expression I found hard to place. The other part of me craved his attention. I wanted him to throw caution to the wind and console me, hold me even. But that part of me would never reach out or act on its impulses. I had to be strong, alert, and ready to fight at the slightest hint of a threa

